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05-21-2009, 10:02 AM | #1 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Do you trust veterinarians? I apologize in advance if this becomes an inflammatory question, it really isn't meant to be. It seems to me like I see a lot of distrust of vets in this forum, and that really surprises me. It seems like a lot of people don't trust their knowledge, and even more think they are greedy and/or dishonest. I have always thought that veterinary medicine is a noble profession, and simply does not attract money grubbers. It is too hard to become a vet and there's not enough money in it for someone not to go into the field for the wrong reasons. I believe people become vets because they are passionate about animals, and I believe it's a very difficult profession. A normal doctor knows about the human body. A vet must know multiple species, and they have the added challenge of working with patients who can't tell them what's wrong. Do you agree or disagree? Why do you feel the way you do?
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05-21-2009, 10:12 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| I for the most part trust their knowledge except when it comes to nutrition. I do believe there are good vets their also some that want every dime they can get out of you. I dont like emergency vets policies of only treating an animal if you have cash upfront. It seems very uncaring and unrealistic
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05-21-2009, 10:23 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida/Canada
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| I will only say this.. as a small hobby breeder... I have found many reason's to distrust vets in general.. if one is having problems with a momma after a whelping or in my case a c section to take out a baby that had come down one horn to go back up the other side and had died.. she had to be removed by C section.. the vet did not know she could have some pain meds..it was another breeder that told me this.. and until then Mara had to be given sub q fluids daily or every two days..once I gave pain meds once.. she no longer needed subq fluids.. why would a vet not know this and it took a breeder of yorkies to get my baby on the mend.. not to mention the cost this cost me watching her pain then the financial part was sad too... that I had to indeed tell the vet it was ok... anne |
05-21-2009, 10:24 AM | #4 | |
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I trust my Vet, I trust his skills in basic Vet Care. He is honest and doesn't do anything that a specialist *could* do better. He listens to me and lets me research and make decisions on my own, then we discuss and I go with the best route after that. I do not trust Vet with nutrition though | |
05-21-2009, 10:28 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I trust most of the vets in the practice I use. There is one that I refuse to see. I think it is inexperience but everytime I got him I ended up suggesting what I thought might be wrong and what to do. The 2 I use regularly are fantastic and always call me personally when I call in with a question or to give me updates or test results. They spend time with me and I know they are genuinely concerned about my pets and others. I have been using them for 19 years and with all the problems I have had with Graciem Cali and Maya I am a frequent customer. I always remeber them at Christmas with candy and a card and at other times when they have been so kind or helpful. My Cali wouldn't be here with out their care and Maya would not have had an extra 2 years.
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05-21-2009, 10:29 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | I admit it sounds uncaring... but the last time I was in the ER clinic...there were 4 people there who could not afford the cost of treatment. I do not believe any vet should be expected not to get paid soley because of their profession. MD's all demand payment on treatment...why should vets be any different and why are they degraded because of this? The sole reason they do not accept monthly payments is some people chose not to make those either or skip out on paying entirely. I believe it is the owner's responsibility to plan for these things...whether from insurance, a savings plan, or putting it on a credit card. Personally if someone feels their vet is "out to get them"...they should be looking for a new vet. I have never felt that way about ours.
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05-21-2009, 10:29 AM | #7 |
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| I agree with you. The pay is horrible for some vets if you don't own your own practice. There may be people here and there that go into it for the money but they are in for a surprise. Sixty to seventy thousand dollars a year right now is not an extreme amount of money, especially with over fifty thousands dollars worth of debt from school. That said, I do trust some vets and I don't trust others. Some of the vets in the area I wouldn't allow to lay a hand on Ellie. But then there are two in particular that, in an emergency, I could just say, "Fix her" and not ask questions about their procedures and know that she was in great hands. That doesn't mean I necessarily agree with everything that they do or don't do, but I know that I, as the owner, will always be heard and nothing would ever be done that I wasn't comfortable with without permission. Ellie's vet has never ever been greedy or dishonest to us. If somebody really feels like their vet is greedy or dishonest, I think it's time to find a new one...
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05-21-2009, 10:35 AM | #8 |
YT 2000 Club Member | I usually trust my vet, however when I took Jasmine in the other day to get her rabies shot, I asked if she could have only half of the dose due to her weight. At first they would not do this and then they finally agreed. If it wasn't for YT I wouldn't have known that I had this option. THANKS YT!
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05-21-2009, 10:39 AM | #9 | |
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05-21-2009, 10:40 AM | #10 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | I have had really bad luck. I want to trust them,but with what I've gone through with my last vet...I'm very cautious. I agree...emergency vet care is very dis-heartening!!!
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05-21-2009, 10:46 AM | #11 | |
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05-21-2009, 10:54 AM | #12 |
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| I've been going to the same vet for 30 years or so. I think he's a wonderful, kind man...I trust his heart. I trust his experience. I believe he's keeping up with current research, though I have no way to be totally sure about that. Unfortunately, he sold his practice to one of those chains and things have gone downhill since then. Just to name one thing that's awful...now they no longer take after hours emergencies. I'd have to go several towns away to stay within their system. Yeah, right. If I have a true emergency I'll go to the closest place I can find. Though my great vet still works there, everything has become rote and depersonalized to a large degree. Now, it's far too much like the human medical system to please me.
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05-21-2009, 10:56 AM | #13 | |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Quote:
My phrase... "out to get them" was in regards to anyone thinking their vet was overcharging them or charging for un-necessary procedures or treatments.
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05-21-2009, 11:15 AM | #14 | |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida/Canada
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Thanks.. I did not think so but wanted to make sure.. yes it was a tough december for us this year..very emotional and so hated having to take mara and babies to the vet so often.. she would not let us take her out of the stroller.. thank god it is a stroller that can also be used as a bed/carseat.. it was a saviour and I ordered another one to make sure I had two of the.. I took kacee to a othopedic specialist one time about his LP and he told me if it is not broke do not fix it.. he very easliy could have said he wanted to do surgery..but he did not..and again.. these little guys can be costly when something goes wrong.. and one really needs to know this prior to even considering the purchase of one...and really many people do not want to pay a good amount for a yorkie.. but the changes are much greater for them to need the extra vet care.. a parent of a yorkie can spend far more on one if it is not researched to begin with..I just hoped I did not come across in my post that I did not think the vet deserved her money for her time spent on Mara...for this vet helped me even tho she does not do emergencies normally.. anne | |
05-21-2009, 01:20 PM | #15 |
I heart Sugar Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida
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| If I didn't trust my vet, I would find a new vet. I feel pretty strongly that my vet is one of the best in my area. I don't think he would try to take advantage of me but I do know he does not know everything so I'm happy I have YT to ask questions and hear other's experiences. I used to have a holistic vet I used in conjunction with my traditional vet but unfortunately due to a family tragedy, she closed her practice unexpectedly and moved. I felt a lot better when I had her perspective on things as well as my regular vet.
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